Our July issue is all about celebrating freedom! In this newsletter, discover the secret of time (haven’t we all been looking for that?) and enjoy Dr. Ernest Holmes’s reflections on seeing ourselves as God sees us: free and filled with vitality. We’ve included something for the kids, too: A story that focuses on one of the golden threads of truth found in all religions and a fun craft. Enjoy!

The Key to Mastering Life:
Discovering the Secret of Time
—Howard Falco

The power to create is eternally in you. Many times in your life you have felt this power and used it consciously to great advantage. At other times, you have created the circumstances of your life unknowingly from the level of your subconscious. Either way, life has been responding to the energy, intention and identity you have projected each day. This energy stems from your true beliefs about who you are and it sets the tone for how you experience life and time.

I Represent the Principle of Perfection
—Ernest Holmes

In each human being, the Whole is represented, and the entire knowledge of wisdom, of health, and the perfection of every act, manifests – is represented – and it is through this Inner Divine Voice, the Divine Nature within us, that we are able to perceive and trust and come into conscious contact with this Divine Principle. In the sight of this Within, we are perfect. We must try to see ourselves as God sees us, free and filled with vitality and sufficiency for every occasion.

It is not enough to confess that God is the only Power there is. It is only when this consciousness of power is hooked to the dynamo of the mind that there is generated, through the imagination, an embodiment of that which is able to loose it in any direction it sees fit. It is not enough merely to say that there is One Mind and that Mind is God. To this we must add: “That Mind is my mind now.” That completes the thought, makes possible a loosing of the Divine Intelligence through your own imagination.

“The Science of Mind,” page 699

Spiritual Families @ Home

This summer, Centers for Spiritual Living Youth Ministries are teaching The Golden Thread of Truth. The stories center around the universal truths that are present in all the world’s religions. Share these enriching messages and fun crafts with your children and grandchildren at home at your leisure!

Golden Thread #2: Understand Karma or We Reap What We Sow

What we put forth in our lives is what we will receive. The Law of Karma is present in every religion. It is a universal law of cause and effect. The idea of Karma, that we reap what we sow, that good deeds multiply, that what we think is what we become, is present in every religion.

Lun Fan Eats His Own Fruit

Translated and edited by the Buddhist Yogi C. M. Chen

Mr. Lun Fan was a business man of the An Ping district. His father died when he was still an infant. His mother lived under very difficult circumstances. He was taken care of by his mother and grew up. When his business became better, he then left his old mother alone in An Ping and brought his wife and his children to Fu San where he set up his business and gradually became rich. His friend advised him by saying: "You have now become rich, you should invite your old mother here and let her have a good time to pass her old age." He refused and said: "My mother has a little farm. She still can work to get some production to feed herself." His friend disliked this answer and thought to himself that leaving his old mother will get no good result. Afterward, it so happened. His sons were as bad as he was himself, his wife dies, and he became poor again. Every neighbor said: "Lun Fan eats his own fruit!”

From “The Science of Mind” by Dr. Ernest Holmes, page 30:

The conscious mind is superior to the subjective and may consciously use it. Great as the subconscious is, its tendency is set in motion by the conscious thought, and in this possibility lies the path to freedom. The Karmic Law is not Kismet. It is not fate but cause and effect. It is a taskmaster to the unwise; a servant to the wise.

Family Activity: What we cast as seed is what grows. Create fingerprint pictures with seeds/words of what you want in your life.

About The Golden Thread of Truth: Parents all over the world share parables and stories with their children. The Golden Thread of Truth is based upon the consistent spiritual messages that run through all the world's religions: Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim, Judaism and Native American traditions. Sharing these truths with your children will enhance their knowledge and respect for other's beliefs. We believe in teaching our children how we are more alike than different; understanding instead of fear. Find more crafts on our Pinterest site or to get this week’s complete program with activities for teens, expanded stories and Q&A on our website, GoldenThreadOfTruth.com.

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